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Records from the National Weather Show that the Sacramento area received rainfall totals ranging from more than half an inch of rain to nearly an inch and a half in the past 24 hours.
Downtown Los Angeles had received 8.51 inches (216 mm) of rain from February 4–6 making it the second wettest three-day span. [20] Following 1.66 in (42 mm) of rain in Death Valley in 72 hours, California State Route 190 was closed and the park experienced a setback in the recovery from Hurricane Hilary.
A cold front swept through coastal parts of northern and central California on November 1, bringing more than an inch of rain to some parts of the Bay Area.This video showing heavy rain was filmed ...
Kentfield has one of the highest average rainfall totals of any community in the San Francisco Bay Area; normally 47.98 inches (1,219 millimeters) of rain falls each year on an average of 68.9 days. The most rainfall in a month was 26.95 in (685 mm) in February 1986 and the most in 24 hours was 11.56 in (294 mm) on January 21, 1967.
Average annual precipitation Percent Area in U.S. Drought Monitor Categories. The prevailing westerly winds from the oceans also bring moisture, and the northern parts of the state generally receive higher annual rainfall amounts than the south. California's mountain ranges influence the climate as well: moisture-laden air from the west cools ...
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Average precipitation across the region show maxima along the coastal plain and along the mountains of the Appalachians. Between 28 inches (710 mm) and 62 inches (1,600 mm) of precipitation falls annually across the area. [60] Seasonally, there are slight changes to precipitation distribution through the year.
Sunday’s dumping easily surpassed rainfall records for every Aug. 20 since the weather service started tracking the data in 1877, he said. “Odds are, you’ll see the same thing today ...